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Show Western Mining Congress j By Ira C. Tichenor ; MUCH intercut U being tkrn by Utah minion men in the conference con-ference of Western mining men to be held in Denver June 20 and 21, and it in confidently expected that the affair will be attended by a number of the leading mine operator of thia atate. Tha calling of aurh a ronferenca u euntested originally by tha North went urn mining convention al Spokana' for tha special purposa of conaldarlne; the Denlson blue iky bill, passed by tha lower houM of conraa a few days ago. but which yet to be considered by the senate. It Is stated that It waa first proposed to hold the conference In Bait Lake City, but tha flan chapter of the American Mining congreae susir'.led that It ba held In lenver and that varloui aubjecta other than national blua aky leglalatlon and of Intefeat to tha reining Induatry ba eonildered. Among the suhjerts to l dlacuaaed are tha gold atandard. federal and atata taiatlon. the conservation of mineral reeourcea, the efficient utilisation of natural twaources. transportation and tha utilization of water power facllltlee. Naturally, In connection with the dlarusslon of tha gold atandard. which la believed to have been menaced to noma extent by tha aleady decline In Jp production of guM. tha Immrnne Issue of paper currency abroad and tha ahenca of a atab.llty of European eichangea, the queatlon of tha future INslver production In the Vnltrd fltatea will be dicuaed. The silver question, quite naturally, la of apeclal Intereat to t'lah becauaa of the fact that thin In tha leading allver producing atata of the I'nlon and because the production of Die whlia mtal will ba considerably Incraaaed aa a result of tha general Increaaa In mining activities It la confidently expected, because of tha fact that tha Denver conference haa been railed by the American Mining rongrese, that Ita action on the various aubjecta to be considered will have a atrong bearing on tha discussions dis-cussions at the twenty-fifth annual convention of tha congress to ba held In Cleveland next October and win Influence tha committee on resolutions In preparing Its report. |